Coin-controlled vending-machine.



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DAVID K. STONE,'OF BLOOMINGDALE, MICHIGAN.

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 658,517, dated September 25, 1900.

Application filed February 21, 1900. Serial No. 6,083. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID K. STONE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomingdale, in the county of Van Buren and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Controlled Vending-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of coin-controlled vending-machines wherein goods or articles to be sold are exposed for visual inspection of the customer, who is enabled to make a selection, and through mechanical means such articles thus selected are removed from the machine only after a suitable coin has been deposited in payment therefor.

The purpose of the invention is to materially improve the construction of the above class of machines, whereby it is rendered more effective in its operation, simple in construction, and rendered less liable to become in operative from any cause.

The invention therefore consists in a coincontrolled vending-machine constructed substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the complete machine constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a vertical section showing the cigar after being selected from the box deposited on the slidable table and previous to being removed from the machine; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation in detail showing the position of the parts of the machine after the coin has been deposited in the hopper; Fig. 4:, a horizontal section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a vertical section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6, a detail sectional View showing a portion of the top of the show-case and the rotatable rod to which the revolving tray is connected.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a showcase with glass sides and top, which case may be of any suitable construction and either octagonal or other shape, as found most desirable.

In the drawings I have shown the machine in use for vending such articles as cigars, although it may be used for displaying and vending any goods or articles to which the machine may be found adapted.

The show-case A has a rotatable tray B, which rests on the bottom of the show-case and is provided with an upright rod a, extending up through the top of the case and provided with a hand-wheel b, by which the tray is revolved in the required direction. The tray may be of any suitable shape and of any preferred construction, as may also the rod and hand-wheel, or in place of the hand- Wheel any other suitable and well-known means may be used. Several boxes of cigars may be placed upon the tray B to display both light, medium, and strong, or various makes and brands of cigars, as found desirable, and by revolving the tray B the box from which the cigar is to be selected is brought into position, as indicated at O in Fig. 1 of the drawings. When the desired boX of cigars is thus brought into position, the cigar is selected and removed by the spring lifting-tongs 'D and deposited on the table E through the chute from being removed until the required coin shall have been deposited necessary in payment therefor.

The spring lifting-tongs D are especially constructed for the purpose in having the thumb or presser disks 0 at the upper end thereof, the lower ends of the arms of said tongs having gripping-fingers d for convenience in taking hold of the cigar. One of the fingers d has pivoted thereto a protectingloop e, through which the opposite finger extends, the pivoting of the loop enabling it to yield when the two gripping fingers are brought down against the sides of the cigar and prevent bruising the same. The pivoted loop e also acts as a stop to prevent the gripping-fingers d from being forced down too far into the box of cigars, thereby preventing the danger of breaking or otherwise injuring any of the cigars in the box, the loop also serving as a stop to prevent the fingers from spreading too far apart.

The upper end of the spring-tongs D extends up through a s lot f in the top of the show-case A a suificient distance to be in convenient reach by the hand of the operator.

To prevent the boxes of cigars from sliding off the tray B, the same is provided with a flange g, orany other means may be em ployed for this purpose, and the show-case may be provided with a suitable door G, with means for looking it closed, whereby the empty boxes may be removed and replaced by filled boxes.

After the cigar has been removed from the box and deposited on the sliding table E, as hereinbefore described and shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, a coin of suitable denomination is deposited through the sloth, which will fall into the coin-chamber z'at the front end of the table. This chamber 2' is of substantially the same circumference as that of the coin and is bottomless; but the coin is temporarily held in the chamber by the stationary plate I, which forms a temporary bottom to the chamber, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This table E, with its slot h and coin-chamber i,- may be of any suitable form and construction that will serve the purpose intended. This sliding table E has rigidly connected thereto a suitably shaped frame J, which frame is provided with a hopper K and a coinreceiver L, of any suitable and preferred construction, said receiver being connected to the frame J by a pin 70 or by any other desirable means, the table E, frame J, hopper K,

and the coin-receiver L all moving together.

The coin-receiver L is bottomless, but when in position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the box M will form a temporary bottom thereto to hold the coin in the receiver.

The sliding table E has connected to its front end a thurnb-piecel for operating it, and when it is pushed in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 of the drawings and when the table is released the coiled spring m on the guide-rod n will automatically force the table back to its normal position, thereby providing a spring-actuated sliding table both simple and effective in its operation. The thumb-piece Z, which in reality is a receivingplate for the cigar, performs this double f unction in providing means for operating the slidin g table E and as a receptacle for the cigar as it leaves the machine.

The stationary plate I and the stationary box M are provided with slots 0 p, respectively, and the sliding table E with a slot 1', into which extends a spring-trip N. A plates, which forms a part of the sliding table E has a step t, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings, said stop acting in conjunction with the spring-trip N.

As the cigar is selected and deposited on the table E or the plate 8, which is a part of the table, a coin of the required denomination is deposited in the slot h and will fall into the coin-chamber 1;. As the sliding table E is forced outward in the direction of the receiver L, as indicated.

arrow, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the edge of the coin will act as a wedge and when brought in contact with the spring-trip N will force the same out laterally free from contact with the stop t 011 the plate 8, which will allow the sliding table to be forced for ward to its greatest extent, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. v The box M forms a guide for the coin-receiver L and not only has a slot 19' in its bottom but an elongated opening or slot 10 at its top, with which engages the pin 7c.

When the table E has been forced forward, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the coinchamber t' and hopper K will register with the opening or slot 0 in the stationary plate I. This will admit the coin to pass from the chamber into the hopper, as shown in full lines, the coin being prevented from falling into the receiver L by taking a position in the hopper transversely to the slot to in the top of the guidebox M. When this movement of the sliding table E has been completed, the parts will assume the position indicated in full lines of Fig. 3 of the drawings, and before the coin can be deposited in the coinreceiver L the lower end of the hopper must pass beyond the end of the box M. This is automatically accomplished by the action of the spring m, which will force the sliding tableE back to its normal position and carry with it the hopper K to the position shown in dotted lines, the coin then falling into the The coin thus left in the receiver L will not be deposited in the cash-box P until the table E is again forced forward to bring the receiver on line with the slot 19 in the guide-box M, when the coin will be free to drop into the cash-box. A second coin is necessary to be deposited before the sliding table can be operated, as the deposited coin acts on the spring-trip N to force it out laterally, so as to prevent the stopt from coming in contact therewith and admit of the table being forced outward its greatest extent.

Without a coin is deposited, as herein described, the spring-trip N would remain in its normal position and when the table E was attempted to be operated the stop 25 would strike the spring-trip N and prevent any further movement of the table.

When the table E is moved forward, asindicated in full lines of Fig. 3 of the drawings, the cigarwill be deposited on the receivingplatel by dropping. down thereon, and the backward movement of the table caused by the action of the spring on will bring the receiving-plate in position where the cigar can be taken out by the purchaser.

The bottom of the showcase A,I have shown at O, and said case may be supported upon suitable legs R, and, if desired, the upright rod a, which operates the rotatable tray B, may have its bearing in suitable nuts S T, connected together by screw-threads,as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, or any other suitable means may be substituted for that shown.

The coin-receiverL may have a glass front '0 and the cash-box P a glass front to for inspection of the interior thereof, as found desirable.

The nuts S T are formed with clampingdisks U V, respectively, between which the glass sections forming the top of the showcase are held, said sections being shown at W.

I do notwish to be understood as confining myself to any special form of show-case or any particular means for operating the rotatable tray B, and many changes or modifications in the several details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.

The cash-box is provided with a suitable door at, with means for locking the same to secure the contents thereof as well as enabling the contents to be removed.

Wire or other suitable supports X, having a hooked upper end, are used to hold the boxlid open, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Having now fullydescribed my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A coin-controlled vending-machine, consisting of a coin-controlling device consisting of a suitable slidable table provided with a coin-chamber and a stop, a locking and releasing device for the table, a suitable frame with a hopper and a coin-receiver connecting with the table and movable therewith, and a slotted guide-box for the receiver, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A coin-controlled vending-machine, consisting of a coin-controlling device connecting with the show-case and consisting of a cashbox, a stationary slotted guide-box located therein, a slidable table provided with a coinchamber and means for looking or releasing said table, a slotted stationary supportingplate for the slidable table, a suitable hopper and coin-receiver connecting with the table, and a slotted guide-box for containing the coin-receiver and operating substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A coin-controlled vending-machine, consisting of a coin-controlling device consisting of a slidable and spring-actuated table provided with a coin-chamber and a stop,a spring trip for locking or releasing the table, a hopper and coin-receiver connecting with the table and moving therewith, a; slotted sup porting-plate for the table; and a g'uide-boX for the coin-receiver having slotsat both top and ho'ttorn, substantially as and for the pu'r pose specified.

4. A coin-controlled vending-machine comprising a sliding table constructed with a bottoinless chamber, a chute leading to the coinchamber, a receiving-plate at the front end 7 and providing a slot, the pendent spring-tripprojecting into the slot and released from the stop by the coin, a stationary plate beneath the table having acoin-slot through which the coin drops, a frame provided with a hopper and a bottomless coin-receiver beneath the hopper, and rigidly secured to the table, and a stationary box having a coin-slot and located beneath the coin-receiver.

In testimony that I claim the-above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID K. STONE.

Witnesses:

S. W. VAUGHAN, JESSIE M. BABcooK. 

